Something good. Something bad. Bit of both.

Disused Mersey Tunnel road

Another from Sunday’s walk. I took the tripod specifically for this shot. I wanted a long exposure at around f/13 to get the nice stary effect because it adds so much to the photo. This used to be another way into the tunnel with traffic lights but due to delays they abandoned it in the 60’s. I have no idea what they use it for now. They’ve got a whole entrance and road thats just sitting there doing nothing.

This part of the tunnel was still being used in the early 70’s. I was born in 1970 and can still just about remember my parents driving into the tunnel through the now defunct entrance on the dock road in Birkenhead.

I remember it also. Before the new tunnels opened people used this branch when travelling to Wallasey and New Brighton. I was controlled by traffic lights. Also it was single lane each way. If you look at the entrance to it you can still see the road markings. Just why it closed completely is a mystery. They could have made it one way as a tunnel entrance.
I was told it was closed in 1965.

There used to be embedded lights in the lanes near this junction. Traffic in the outside lane could follow a dog leg of lights and so deviate into the inside lane thus avoiding being held up by stationary traffic waiting to turn right into the Wallasey exit.